The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-01

heard Kennedy say he was going to
kill me as soon az he got out Of Jail.
Jim Rothrock told me the same.
Gross Examined-I had known Ken
nedy about q year. Became acquaint-
ed with him at Millington In the early
part OF last summer or fall.
Redirect-He waylaid me- one night
when / was walking home from the
train. He drew elk shooter on me
and threatened TO kill me. talked
him out Of IL. He also said he was
going to kill Ike Nelson and Bill E,s-
ley. That was before Kennedy was
arrested.
To Attorney General Psters--This
encounter with Kennedy took place
In the latter part Of November or the
first Fart Of December. l never saw
him aiterward until the killing. The
killing occurred on Monday. was at
home all the day before and that
night. Claiborne House stayed there
that night. Several persons were at
my house during the day. Mr.. Kiger,
Mr.. Easley, Ed Patterson and Dill
were there In the afternoon. They
came there TO tell me Of the threats
Kennedy was making. We did not
make It up to get rid Of Kennedy and
nothing was said about what ought
to do. They did not know that was
going to Millington next day. House,
| think, slept with me that night. |
don't recollect OF any one who came
there tina. night. / think Claiborne
House was at the house next morning.
Don't remember seeing anybody else,
except my bro her, All Milling.
ton, there. Perhaps Ed. Patterson
ives there. Didn't see Abe Harrell or
Eisley there. House, my brother and
Patterson came together, l think. l
don't remember that We talked about
Kennedy. l didn't send them out TO
find ont where Kennedy WAS md 10
spot him. Ed Patterson Is q nephew OF
my wife and lives with my brother. Ia
going from my brothers to Millington
they sometimes pass my house. i
couldn't say whether Patterson and
the others were gone when | left nome
on the morning Of the killing, or not.
| did not see them at Mlllington when
/ got there. | cav them directly after
the killing. They came from some
where about Eisley q store. di MT
70 straight from my house to Easley's
store, but first went out to q piece OF
new ground and gave SONS insructio
to my hands.
Ny brother was On the platform OF
the depot when | fret saw him.
When / fist esw Patterson he came
mp to me when was Teloading, and
esid: "D,n't shoo' him any more |;
he's dead" / met House first after
the shoe log In the ,oad in trout OF
Elsley's store. i have heard them
all say they were In Enley's store
when the shooting was going 90. /
have no recollection OF any oi these
gentl, men coming TO my house
that moraing and then leaving and
returning again. | decided TO 20 TO
Eisley's about an hour before / went.
The object OF my visit was to receipt
for q registered p cksRe that had
been expecting Tor several days. l
don't remember sending q postal card
to the office by Claiborne House that
morning. Prior TO the time Kennedy
was indicted he was engaged In sell.
whisky by the drink. I don't know that
he worked In the pump factory. Don't
know that he was working In the fac.
tory until he got his hand cut. don't
know that there were other men
around there selling whisky without
license who didn't want Kennedy TO
interfere with them. l swore before
the United States grand jury that i
didn't know Of my own Knowledge that
any one was selling liquor there with.
out license. i always turned my back
when saw any one going q Ken
needy g place. never bought any whis.
Ky from Easley. | have been In Eas.
lsy's side room. He kept no whisky
thors for sale, but | sometimes would
get jug out from the city and We
wonld take drinks together and hide
the Jug in the room have probably
been At Easley's store fifty or hun
dfod times, maybe more, In the las
twelve months. II was about 7 or
o'clock ut night when kenn sdy way
laid ne. / was walking toward home
He put q pistol In my face and cureeC
me Tor everything he could think Of
said he wanted 10 kill me just to 80,
wha, kind OF a corpse I'D make.
don't remember who was the first on,
who told me OF she threats Kennedy
was making against me. He mai
them before and alter he WAS indicted
He lal been out OF ], all about tire,
weeks when he was killed. DuTiDJ
this period ! never cav him 1t all
When taw him on the porch and h
put his hand bthind him though
the time had come for him or ms.
never said and my friends had pu
out these reports about Kennedy
threate, In order 10 get a chance Il
kill blm. / did not tell l. q. Nc
CAughan, In Millingtor, that there wa
no,hing In the stories about Ksnns
dy's threats. l did not tell Bob HIr
rell, at Lucy on Saturday, tina. / va
going 10 kill Kennedy on Monday
II Patterson or any OF my friend
made any such statement, don
know II. / had been carrying m!
shotgun four or five days before thl
killing. don't remember that / wa
In Millington about q week beior
, that time with Patterson, House an,
! my brother. The porch OF Essley'
! store Ia about . foot above the ground
! When shot Kennedy | was s,andin
. on the porch, on my way Into the store
} Kennedy was sitting near the wall
, rather Ia the doorway. The penci
. was dropped there purposely, but
| don't know this. The knife Teckoi
was his own and he may have had
In his hand. / Was about seven fee
! from him when | shot The gun wa
: In q foot or two OF Kennedy when
J fred nj him. Kennedy was facing m
: when | fired, and | fret shot him j
! the breast. | don't know that the ball
!. ranged toward the font ! did NO
D examine him 10 see how they ranged
He fell on his tid', and | ehot him 4
D tho other side. did not shoot hir
! In the back, aud there wero no shot !
: his back.
! william Porter, c,lored, cooked 10
/ us. He left after the shooting, aud
Z don't know whore he works. / don
I know what caused Porter 81 leave m
| place. He was nj my house when
8 came 10 jsl. had y conversAtio
4 with Porter after the killing